The Joy of Cooking

The blame of gender roles must be laid upon the shoulders of society. “Since the moment we are born, we are being moulded into the being society wants us to be”(Crespi). When put into this perspective, a person would be hard pressed to find a niche for individuality. Individuality, which was a corner stone for society itself. Never the less , roles have been placed upon people labeled with the gender of male or female. These roles are time bombs with the power to destroy. All too often they…

They would sing under the beautiful moon light. Some of the songs they sang were “Harvest Moon” by Neil Young, or Credence Clear Water’s “Sail away”. They sang so beautifully. It was like being at a live concert. The way they sand brought so much joy and happiness to your soul. Whenever, my mother was with her brothers, and sisters our home always filled with lots of love and laughter. There was never a dull moment. My mother always made us feel safe and…

Spending time with our loved ones often brings us happiness. We can choose loving thoughts, words, and actions. The more we express love, compassion, and joy, the more we will become a good source of happiness for others. And for ourselves too. Purchasing things that help us do activities, like tennis rackets and musical instruments, can also help us achieve happiness. However, true happiness cannot be…

Meet Louise and Brently Mallard, a truly lovely young couple who share a genuine affection and softness for one another. Louise is dutiful, knowing her place, and Brently kind and attentive, as a husband should be. Knowing well of the couple’s endearment with one another, it is only imaginable the heartbreak Louise must feel after the news of her partner’s death falls upon her pretty ears, because her true thoughts are most assuredly unimaginable. In Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour, the…

culture, and show that they are accustomed to those ways. In addition, the father is culturally-oriented and shows contentment at the meal. As they finished up the dinner, the “father leaned back and belched loudly, thanking [the] mother for her fine cooking. ‘It’s a polite Chinese custom to show you are satisfied,’ explained [the] father to [their] astonished guests.” The detailed words declare the manners of the culture, and the father’s comfort within it. As the father explains, the burp is a…

After another torturous year of living and working more than anything else, I had a ne found respect for my education, gone was the apprehension of failure and the clouded judgement of mental illness and here to stand was the joy of embarking on my educational journey and round of revamped independence. With the winter months drawing farther away I applied to the Great Bethune-Cookman University, still somewhat hesitant to revive my undergraduate years, but with an essay on…

What is a potato? What is an onion? Every individual’s response to these questions will be different because food takes on an incredible richness of meaning as we collect memories. Every experience adds color to our idea of food, be they pleasant or traumatic. Pablo Neruda’s “Ode to the Onion” and Richard Wilbur’s “Potato” both deal with the same concept - the effect of circumstances on their perception of food - yet arrive at quite different conclusions. The poems are nearly complete opposites…

matter how much she sugar coated it, it would not end well for either of them. Taking a long and deep breath trying to eradicate any anxiety she had before speaking to her mother: the person who loved her, yet pushed her to her limits. Her mother was cooking pelmeni, she would only cook this when something extraordinary had happened recently. The aroma would usually make her feel celebratory or have an uplifted spirit, but in this situation nothing could help her.…

Of all the Paula Deen Recipes available, can you guess which one gets the most searches online? It’s probably not surprising that the number one favorite, out of all of the Paula Deen recipes to choose from, that the most popular dish is none other than America’s most beloved comfort food, mac and cheese. What you may find surprising is learning there are 54,300 searches for Paula Deen Macaroni and Cheese, every single month! Now to be fair, Paula Deen Macaroni and Cheese actually gets 18,100…

act committed by you, Peter. Yes, I still talk to him all the time, especially when I'm writing or in the kitchen cooking or in the bathroom getting ready or if one of the girls is upset it's your fault, Peter. It's all your damn fault but secretly believe it, is me it's my fault for not taking care of you somehow. I move on and look for the joy, the magic of new beginnings. The joy of new accomplishments, living can be beautiful if I let it…